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Simon Evans : Stopping Places: A Gypsy History of South London and Kent
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Author: Simon Evans
Title: Stopping Places: A Gypsy History of South London and Kent
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Published in: English
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Date: 2004-10-01
ISBN: 1902806301
Publisher: University Of Hertfordshire Press
Weight: 0.93 pounds
Size: 6.61 x 0.0 x 9.76 inches
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The story of the enforced settlement of Gypsy travelers in southeast England, whose nomadic lifestyle ended when they were moved to concrete ghettos of local-government-run caravan sites following the 1968 Caravan Sites Act, is told in this textual and visual rendering. The seasonal work harvesting fruit and vegetables that attracted Gypsy families who lived in "bender" tents and traveled in horse-drawn wagons to Kent dried up in the post–World War II era when mechanization reduced the need for labor. Historical accounts, primary sources, and stories told by Gypsies provide an intimate picture of the cultural and social impact of this transition and the loss of identity that struck members of this rarely documented ethnic group.
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